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Salomon BBR 8.9 (2013)

BBR 8.9

Salomon

2013

price$815

YEAR2012/2013

WAIST WIDTH88mm

TIP/TAIL/WAIST147-88-110

LEVELAdvanced

LENGTHS166, 176, 186

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One of the most distinctive shapes to come along in recent past, the BBR is the brainchild of Bertrand Krafft (Beber to his friends, or BBR for short.) Krafft is the venerated Salomon designer who also gave the world Pocket Rockets and X-Screams. Instead of using a traditional X-shape, Krafft designed the BBR to be like a V, with a surfboard-shaped tip, narrow waist and pintail. Krafft's vision behind the ski was to create a product for everyone and everythingï¿½a ski that embraces the real-world conditions, not just untracked powder. With its radical sidecut, the BBR claims to carve on hard snow, while its broad shovel/tip should give it a measure of float on powder days. This year the men's line has increased to four versions, the 8.9 being the second widest. It's designed for freeride-inspired all-mountain performance. Sandwich sidewalls, full woodcore, metal laminates, edge reinforcement.